Recognised as Colour

#ADA1D6

#ADA1D6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#ADA1D6 is a blue with RGB values 173, 161, 214 and HSL 254°, 39%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ADA1D6#ADA1D6

HEX#ADA1D6

RGBrgb(173, 161, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6314, 0.8392

RGB percentages67.8%, 63.1%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(253.6, 39.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 24.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK19.2%, 24.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,379,158

CSS custom property--colour: #ADA1D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#525E29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A9D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A7D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A5A9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAD6A1

Analogous#A1B0D6, #C8A1D6

Triadic#D6ADA1, #A1D6AD

Split complementary#D6C8A1, #B0D6A1

Tetradic#D6A1B0, #CAD6A1, #A1D6C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE8F5

Lighter +10%#CCC5E5

Darker −10%#8E7DC7

Darker −20%#6F5AB7

Darker −30%#57439B

Darker −40%#433477

More saturated +25%#A490E7

Less saturated −25%#B6B2C5

Channel breakdown

R173

G161

B214

Red173 (67.8%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue253.58°

Saturation (HSL)39.26%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G A1 · B D6

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Colour values

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